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NR22-10 July 7, 2022 HONOLULU – A live snake was captured at the Kapolei Home Depot last night by officers from the Honolulu Police Department who responded to a 911 call from employees at the store at about 11 p.m. Officers used a bucket to capture the snake which was spotted on a pallet in ...
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NR22-09 July 1, 2022 HONOLULU – The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) today issued an interim rule restricting the movement of coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) host material within the island of O`ahu and from O`ahu to neighbor islands. CRB host material includes, but is not limited to, entire trees, green waste, compost, mulch, trimmings, fruit ...
Read More Interim Rule Issued to Restrict the Movement of Palm Tree Material to Slow the Spread of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle on O`ahu

Live Skunk Captured at Honolulu Harbor

Posted on Jun 22, 2022 in Main

NR22-08 June 22, 2022 HONOLULU – Stevedores helped capture a live skunk this morning at Pier 1 at Honolulu Harbor. The skunk was spotted on the dock and stevedores used a fishing net to capture the animal and contained it until agricultural inspectors from the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) picked up the animal at ...
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NR22-07 June 21, 2022 HONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) have confirmed rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus, type 2 (RHDV2) in a 4- to 5-year-old neutered male rabbit on a farm in Kula, Maui. This is the first confirmed detection of the disease in Hawai`i. Although fatal ...
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NR22-06 May 26, 2022 HONOLULU – The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Development Branch is currently accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Fiscal Year 2021 – COVID. The HDOA will be awarding $500,000 to Hawai`i proposals that enhance the competitiveness of Hawai`i specialty crops. This additional funding was provided by ...
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For updated information on the bovine tuberculosis situation on Moloka`i, go to the Animal Livestock Disease Control webpage at:  https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/ldc/

May 16, 2022 HONOLULU – An aerial application to treat an infestation of coqui frogs in a mountainous remote area of Waimanalo has been rescheduled for today between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The treatment initially scheduled for April 20th and alternatively planned for last week were postponed due to weather conditions. The multi-agency incident ...
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News Releases 2023

Posted on May 12, 2022 in Main

December 16, 2023 HDOA to Collect Unwanted Pesticides from Farms and Commercial Users on Kauai Nov. 22, 2023 – NR23-28 Live Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Larvae Found on Maui Nov, 3, 2023 – NR23-27 HDOA Pesticides Branch to Collect Unwanted Pesticides from Farms and Commercial Users of Pesticides on Maui October 31, 2023 -NR23-26 Gov. Green ...
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NR22-05                                                                     May 10, 2022 HONOLULU – On May 9, 2022, the Hawai`i Board of Agriculture preliminarily approved the addition of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti), and the southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus) to the List of Restricted Animals (Part A). The rule change will allow for inoculated male ...
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UPDATE:  The aerial treatment on April 20, has been postponed due to high-wind forecast conditions. JOINT NEWS RELEASE HAWAI`I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES April 18, 2022 HONOLULU – A multi-agency effort to eradicate a coqui frog infestation in a remote mountain area of Waimanalo will use aerial application of a ...
Read More Waimanalo Coqui Eradication Effort to Use Aerial Application of Citric Acid

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